Chapter 2: To His Majesty!
By: PittsBurghFuzz
After the crew finished tying the pirates to the Angel of Music, our two former prisoners introduced themselves.
"Captain, my name is.." Harry was interrupted.
"I know Harry. Your friend's name is Charles." Erik told them.
"How did you know Captain?" Charles asked.
"Well, this fancy sheet I have from His Majesty requests me to retrieve Charles and Harry." Erik explained.
"Captain, why does the King require us?" Harry asked.
"Well Mr. Longons, that is for His Majesty to explain to you." Erik's eyes seemed to signal that he was grinning.
Then, a new friend joined the scene. It was a chimpanzee with cymbals.
"Ah, this is my friend, Nadir. Nadir, meet Harry and Charles."
The chimp waved to Harry and Charles. Erik signaled the chimp to run along.
"He's so smart." Erik said to himself.
In London, King George II viewed the dock and sees The Angel of Music.
"Yes, I knew Erik could get them." the King said to himself.
Then his adviser entered the room.
"What is it now Bartholomew?" the King asked.
"Your Majesty, its about Captain Garnier." Bartholomew said timidly.
"Well?" the King asked, now impatient.
"Your Majesty, its just that Garnier is such an eccentric. First, he's a Frenchman. Second, He dresses oddly.."
"No more than you do." the King quipped silently.
"And thirdly, the way he punishes pirates is so, inhuman." Bartholomew said, as if he were about to throw up.
"Bartholomew, let me explain a few things. Captain Garnier is French, but hates them with every last drop of his blood. Secondly, he strikes fear into the hearts of bandits. However, the most admirable quality Erik has is that he shows no mercy for the merciless. We've had less pirate crimes than ever before. Garnier should be commended as a hero." the King stated proudly.
"Or condemned as a monster, Your Majesty." Bartholomew added.
"Well, the people love him, most of my court admires him, his enemies fear him, his crew loves him more than their own wives and children, and frankly I'm fond of Captain Garnier."
Then, a messenger entered the room.
"Your Majesty, Captain Erik Garnier, and Charles John and Harry Longons" the messenger told the King.
"Send them in." the King told the messenger.
Then, Erik led the way for the young men. Erik took off his hat, and bowed to the King.
"Your Majesty." Erik said.
"Captain Garnier." the King said, smiling.
Erik rose to his feet. "I have brought the two men you requested."
"Excellent Garnier. I trust you took care of the Unholy Sarah?"
"Indeed. Its wealth and riches have been given to the Navy."
"Very good Garnier, very good. Now, gentlemen, please sit down."
The three men sat at the King's table.
"Now, Mr. Logons, although you were the member of a pirate crew, I will not arrest you because at the time you joined, it seems that you have not committed any acts of piracy, is this true?" the King asked.
"It is Your Majesty."
"I have also heard you were on the Black Pearl."
"I was. Until Blackbeard sunk it." Harry said, looking angry.
"How unfortunate. I have also heard that Sparrow knows the location of the Fountain of Youth."
"I have no idea where the hell the fountain is." Harry told the King.
"What? But.."
"I was with Captain Barbossa when the Pearl sunk."
"Oh yes, of course, my privateer before Captain Garnier. Well that certainly explain things." The King leaned back into his chair.
"Charles, do you have any siblings?" the King asked.
"No, but I had a cousin who mysteriously disappeared some time ago..."
The King looked at Erik. "Well, that rather unfortunate Mr. John. Rather unfortunate. I wish that Mr. Gibbs hadn't burned that map. Otherwise, we'd be golden."
Erik took out a journal, and began to laugh.
"What is so funny Captain Garnier? Care to share with us?" the King asked.
"I'm sorry Your Majesty. I just was reading this journal from one of the former crew members of Unholy Sarah, and this is Ponce de Leon's journal!"
"What!" everyone in the room shouted.
"It apparently has everything we need." Erik said, as f he was grinning to himself.